Wrinkle-Jaw Snailfish

Prognatholiparis ptychomandibularis

Color pale; mouth, gill cavity, peritoneum, and stomach pale; large sucking disk; lower jaw projecting beyond upper jaw, with strong folds (wrinkles); gill opening extending to 1 pectoral ray; pectoral rays 30.

Occurence: Aleutian Islands

Depth: 455 meters     Size: 9 cm

Species code: 22263

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